Immigration bill passes crucial test
Senate votes 67-27 on immigration bill! Here is what Reuters reports on it. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/24/us-usa-immigration-idUSBRE95N1EB20130624
Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Immigration Reform & The 8 New Faces of Immediate Relatives (Family-based)
Immigration reform will change the face of family-based categories quite drastically. While the two casualties are the elimination the F4/Sibling category and age restriction of F3/married son/daughter of USC category,[…]
Immigration Reform and The V-Visa (family-based)
Dear Readers, thank you for all your questions and comments. For everyone who has asked or searched about the V-visa or status of pending petitions, you will likely find this[…]
Invest Visa Senate Amendments: A Proud Moment for Watson Immigration Law
Today is a very proud day for Watson Immigration Law. Our readers will know that the Startup Act has been a passion of this lawfirm for the last several years.[…]
Senator Moran Files Amendments To The Invest Visa Provisions For Senate Floor (Startup Act/X-visa/EB6)
Senator Moran has been a champion and advocate for jump starting the economy through the Startup Visa Act. He introduced the Startup Act in past years and has worked relentlessly[…]
You’ve Been Charted! (by WIL and CIR)
Ever since the bill for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) was released, some of us have lost sleep. A lot of sleep, in fact. Thank goodness for coffee and eye make[…]
Immigration reform: Family Based Pending Petitions
Dear Readers, the most common question I am seeing is this: Qs. I have a pending F3 or F4 petition. What will happen to my petition if immigration reform happens?[…]
Changes in family-based immigration law- after immigration reform
Dear Readers, I am so sorry for the delay in this particular post. I know I have promised many of you that I will let you know how things will[…]
Immigration Reform – Merit Based Points System- flowchart
As a self-confessed immigration law geek, we promised we will be going through the entire bill. We are keeping our promise. Here is our latest flowchart summarizing the newly proposed[…]
Invest Visa/Entrepreneur Visa Chart (Startup Visa, EB6, X-visa)
The newly proposed Invest Visa, formerly known as the Startup Visa, creates two new visa categories: X-visa and EB6 visa. Here is a visual aid to understanding it better. In[…]